However, that doesn’t mean that this event won’t be as great as it always seems to be coming down the stretch. With a very hot Rory McIlroy and the number two and three players in the world in Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka as well as Rickie Fowler who has a win and T2 in his last three starts, this week is sure to be interesting.

Purse: $9.1 million ($1,638,000 to winner)Defending champion: Rory McIlroy defeated Bryson DeChambeau in 2018 by three strokes to win his 14th PGA Tour event and his first since the 2016 Tour Championship.

My Pick

Took a big hit last week with Adam Scott changing up his putting stroke the week of the tournament and then not making the cut. I didn’t see that coming considering he’s been playing well all season.

So, this week I’m going to stick with a guy I’ve already picked once this season in Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy has finished T4, T5, T4, and 2nd in his last four starts. He would have won the WGC-Mexico Championship had Dustin Johnson not gone scorched Earth on the field. He’s the defending champion and is playing spectacular golf, as his results show.

McIlroy currently ranks first in strokes gained off-the-tee, first in strokes gained tee-to-green, and first in strokes gained total. Where he’s struggled, is hitting fairways. McIlroy has hit 163 of 284 fairways for a 57.39% accuracy total and ranks 171st in that category.

If he can keep it in the fairway, he’s going to give himself another chance this week.